AAT Job Trends in the North of England

Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for AAT qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 248 261 285
Rank change year-on-year +13 +24 +115
Permanent jobs citing AAT 8 16 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.076% 0.17% 0.013%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.19% 0.46% 0.056%
Number of salaries quoted 7 10 1
10th Percentile - £39,000 -
25th Percentile £30,000 - £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £27,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +48.15% -53.04%
75th Percentile £42,250 - £28,500
90th Percentile £47,700 - -
England median annual salary £33,000 £40,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -17.50% +14.29% -39.13%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

AAT falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,228 3,449 1,786
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 40.19% 36.43% 23.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,226 1,232 1,167
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,000 £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,500 £50,021 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% -4.72% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,381 £67,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,600 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

AAT
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing AAT relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

AAT job vacancy trend in the North of England

AAT
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing AAT.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing AAT

AAT
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing AAT in the North of England over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for AAT in the North of England

AAT
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AAT within the North of England region over the 6 months to 30 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West +21 8 £35,000 -12.50% 8
AAT
England

AAT
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 5 (62.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (25.00%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (25.00%) Broadband
1 2 (25.00%) LAN
1 2 (25.00%) Network Security
1 2 (25.00%) SD-WAN
1 2 (25.00%) Structured Cabling
1 2 (25.00%) WAN
1 2 (25.00%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Power BI
General
1 8 (100.00%) Finance
2 6 (75.00%) Social Skills
3 5 (62.50%) Billing
4 2 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (12.50%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) Accountant
1 5 (62.50%) Assistant Accountant
1 5 (62.50%) Management Accountant
2 3 (37.50%) Analyst
2 3 (37.50%) Financial Analyst
3 2 (25.00%) Project Analyst
3 2 (25.00%) Senior
3 2 (25.00%) Senior Analyst
3 2 (25.00%) Senior Financial Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Report Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Onboarding
1 3 (37.50%) Operational Technology
2 1 (12.50%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 3 (37.50%) Accounts Payable
2 3 (37.50%) Accounts Receivable
2 3 (37.50%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (37.50%) Customer Service
2 3 (37.50%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (37.50%) Process Improvement
2 3 (37.50%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (25.00%) Revenue Recognition
4 1 (12.50%) Analytics
4 1 (12.50%) Budgeting
4 1 (12.50%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 1 (12.50%) Decision-Making
4 1 (12.50%) Financial Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Financial Modelling
4 1 (12.50%) Scorecard
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) ACCA
1 8 (100.00%) CIMA
2 2 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (25.00%) ICAEW
3 1 (12.50%) DBS Check
3 1 (12.50%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) GDPR
1 2 (25.00%) IFRS
Vendors
1 5 (62.50%) Microsoft
1 5 (62.50%) Sage
2 2 (25.00%) SAP
2 2 (25.00%) Xero